commit - b455762fa20af256019440e420831946f8fab374
commit + ef999189ea47ed3aacb0678874837040135f1daa
blob - 64a9281018e28cd83b7799c1e24a2a0863062a05
blob + 52cf1637cd35df690424ceb606881dd3e88e985e
--- lightctl.py
+++ lightctl.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Control 
 parser.add_argument("bridge", type=str, help="Hue Bridge IP")
 parser.add_argument("token", type=str, help="Hue API Token")
 parser.add_argument("-l", "--light", type=int, required=True, help="light id#")
-parser.add_argument("-a", "--action", type=str, default='on', help="on|off|relax|bright|dimmed|nightlight")
+parser.add_argument("-a", "--action", type=str, default='on', help="on|off|relax|bright|dimmed|nightlight|state")
 parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action='store_true', help="verbose")
 parser.add_argument("-d", "--debug", action='store_true', help="debug")
 
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ def get_state(id):
 	json_data = json.loads(content)
 	if debug: print (f"State for light id {id}:\n{json_data['state']}")
 	if debug: print (f"Type for light id {id}: {json_data['config']['archetype']}")
-	return (json_data['state'])
+	if 'state' in json_data:
+		return (json_data['state'])
+	else:
+		print(f"id {id} doesn't exist")
+		return -1
 
 def put_state(id, state):
 	if not 'colormode' in state:
@@ -100,4 +104,11 @@ def put_state(id, state):
 	return(res)
 
 light_state = get_state(light)
-put_state(light, light_state)
+if not action == 'state':
+	put_state(light, light_state)
+else: 
+	if light_state['reachable']:
+		state = 'on' if light_state['on'] else 'off'
+		print(state)
+	else:
+		print("unreachable")